We have moved the closing date up to just over a week from now for my father’s house in Monterey. This will end an almost yearlong saga. As you can see from the photos the house is almost completely empty now. Kudos to my brothers, Anne and the liquidators. The buyers who live only a couple miles away, walk by daily now. Of the few items still left in the house, much of it is already sold.
Yesterday, we went to the art museum, to see the new exhibit—Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajen. This visiting exhibit comes from Italy and features art that has never left that country before. Showcasing art from the height of the Roman Empire, this exhibit features art portraying everyday Roman life and at the highest zenith of Roman power.
Seen here are statues of Trajen and Caligula. Trajen was the second of the “five good emperors”, while Caligula, the third emperor, was arguably the worst and was eventually assassinated by his own bodyguards while still in office. The US has often been compared to Rome. Both were the superpowers of their day. And comparing Trajen and Caligula with our own leadership, both had good leaders and bad. Does Caligula transition from popular leader to notoriously capricious, cruel, and extravagant tyrant remind you of anyone else?
Yesterday, Anne received a package. It was from Woolx and it was a mystery grab-bag of clothes. This morning, she treated me to a fashion show, wear she modeled what she had bought. She asked to photograph her as she tried on her new clothes. After several outfits, some silliness ensued. For this shot, I had asked her to look pretty, then more insistently prettier and finally prettiest. I think I might have broken something.
